Did Ya Know... The Carthage Saddle Club will have a rodeo at the Carthage Municipal Arena June 26 - 28. Events will start at 8 p.m. Five teams of three people are needed for the Friday event, Wild Cow Milking. To sign up, call 358-6185 or 358-1760.
Did Ya Know... The Carthage Over 60 Center is having an Open House on Sunday, June 29 from 1 - 4 p.m. There will be refreshments and music by Willard Hill. Come and have a good time at 404 East Third Street in Carthage.
Did Ya Know... Remember the Eastern Star will meet today at 7:30 p. m. There will be three 50 year membership pins presented at the meeting. For information, contact the secretary, Cleo Westbay at 358-0437.
"Why don't you take that complaint to the landlord?"
"That landlord of ours? Why, if we told him the roof leaked, he'd charge us extra for shower baths."
After a haircut, when the barber says, "Is that the way you want it, sir?" Drive him crazy and say, "Not quite, a little longer in back."
"Someday the worm will turn." "But what's the idea in turning? It's the same on both ends, isn't it?"
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Will Interview Kerens.
A delegation representing the Interstate Chautauqua Assembly will go to St. Louis next week for the purpose of interviewing national committeeman R. R. Kerens with the object of inducing him to use his influence to bring some prominent Republican to Carthage during the assembly. The committee will be composed of about nine persons and if nothing unforeseen occurs they will leave for St. Louis next Thursday. The members of the committee have not yet been selected.
Pumps Will Start Monday.
The pumps of the French company at the Pleasant Valley mines will be started Monday. The plant is now ready for operation and the work will begin as soon after the pumps start as the ground is clear of water. The company doing the work is composed of French capitalists represented here by Mr. H. M. Cornell.
Mornin',
Startin’ ta hear the sound of gunpowder explodin’ in small busts near the edge of town. Looked up and there are the fireworks stands.
The Fourth of July was always the beginnin’ of the end of the summer vacation as a kid it seemed. The signal that season was in full tilt and at the same time startin’ to wind down. A sense of urgency. Only six weeks or so ‘fore time ta get ready to reenter school. Almost August.
‘Course with a couple a weeks ‘fore the Fourth, time wouldn’t yet be a consideration.
I always heard that time passed more quickly the older ya got. I used ta hate ta hear that.
I hear now how kids get bored and restless. The neighborhood I grew up in never had that problem. The summers were filled with friendly clod fights or bicycle rides to the swimmin’ hole.
And there was always the part-time jobs so we’d have enough cash to purchase a string or two of Black Cats to celebrate our independence.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
A long agenda faces the Council for tonight’s regular meeting. In addition, a work session that will outline interview procedures for the City Administrator’s Search Committee will be held at 6:30 just before the Council meeting.
The final reading the budget for next year is expected to occupy a fair amount of time in light of the anticipated discussion of particular aspects of the document.
Amendments to the 1997/98 City Budget are being proposed by Council member Charlie Bastin and were distributed to Council members in their regular packets last week.
Bastin indicated he would like to see the following:
Amendment I: To delete from said budget all of page number 28, having to do with the Economic Development Department of the City of Carthage.
Amendment II: To delete from page 59 of said budget the appropriation to Main Street in the amount of $25,000.
Amendment III: To delete from said budget all of page numbered 60, involving appropriations to the Carthage Chamber of Commerce and Victorian Carthage.
The amendments would completely eliminate any funding for the Economic Development Department and all City contracting with the mentioned entities.
Bastin has consistently objected to the practice of contracting for services with outside agencies, and has recently turned his attention toward the Economic Development Department.
During the budget hearings, Bastin asked Economic Development Director Max McKnight to explain to the Committee exactly what his job entailed.
The approximately $100,000 total budgeted for the Department is split with CW&EP, costing each approximately $50,000.
The Council will also vote on a resolution that would acknowledge the City’s commitment to implementing the recently completed ADA transition plan.
Resolutions will also be presented to the Council that commend Harold K. Neely for his forty-seven years of service to the City, and commending Hugh Overton, Bill Lasley and Carl Bowers for their service on the Library Board.
The Council will consider an agreement recommended by the Public Safety Committee that would authorize the Municipal Services Bureau to attempt to collect past unpaid fines.
The Special Services Committee heard a request from the Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday night for the use of Myers Park as the location of the circus during Maple Leaf Festival week.
The possibility of using a portion of the runway was discussed because rain soaked ground made dismantling of the tent and equipment difficult.
The pending proposal to reopen the airport was seen as an uncertainty by the Committee.
Committee Chair Jackie Boyer also reminded the Committee that the possibility of a portion of the property being sold could modify any arrangements.
Committee member Art Dunaway suggested that the Chamber see if the area at the southeast corner of the property could be used, not using any of the airstrip.
Boyer said the request would have to wait until the reopening issue was settled in Council. That would be at the end of July if the proposal gets to the Council on July 8 for first reading.
Committee member Bill Fortune suggested if the airport was reopened it could be after Maple Leaf anyway.
“That would be an issue,” replied Dunaway.
According to Glen Helm, Supervisor of Safety and Project Support of the F.A.A. in Kansas City says that a permit would be required if the airport was to reopen, and that could take four to eight weeks.
by Judith Sheldon
Sponsored by McCune-Brooks Hospital
Notwithstanding the somewhat benign publicity surrounding the tattoos that the three first-name-only ladies - Cher, Madonna, and Roseanne - have had done to their bodies, the fact is, tattooing is a potentially dangerous procedure that can lead to serious infections, including, perhaps, AIDS.
Professional societies for tattoo artists have made some recommendations that can help prevent the spread of disease process. They suggest using medical grade protective gloves and instrument sterilization under OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) guidelines.
Dr. Tope suggests tattooing be limited only to mentally competent adults who have no medical history of active infection or skin disease; and that tattooing of minors be done only with parental consent in writing. He also suggests tattoo artists and cosmetic tattoo providers be licensed, after passing a period of apprenticeship and a written test.
In the event of skin infection, or if someone decides to have the tattoo removed, the artists must record the manufacturer, color, and lot number of any pigments used. (The pigments are not ink or paint as such. They are powders or suspensions of compounds containing mixtures of carbon, various woods or metals, including iron, aluminum and copper. A doctor should be contacted immediately in case of complications.
Sponsored by Lady J
by Sharon Mitchell
Time - A Precious Commodity
You have probably heard or read of people who have made millions of dollars, only to make it back at a later time. You also know of people who have lost houses and other possessions through natural disasters or other means and have managed to recoup their losses. One precious thing you can lose, however, and never get back is your time. When so much as a second of your time is gone, it is gone forever, so what you do with your time is important.
To a professional, time is very important. When someone makes an appointment, even before they have received the service, that person has been given some of the professionals time. When their name has been written in a specific time slot, that time cannot be given to another person.
Too many times people make appointments and are late or never show up at all. All professional people who work by appointments suffer from this job hazard occasionally.
Better late than never does not always apply, and not showing for an appointment is inconsiderate, therefore, it is nice, and greatly appreciated by those of us who work by appointments, if people would extend the common courtesy of a phone call when they are going to be delayed, or for some reason cannot keep their appointment. Sometimes lateness and not keeping an appointment are unavoidable - we've all been in that situation, but as a rule, notice could be and should be given to your professional.
Efficiency stinks. Take our check book. In the past we handled it in a most inefficient manner. Pa took a few checks at a time for his billfold. When he wrote one, he left the ticket for the sale on the dining room table for me to find and record.
Well, you know how it is. He'd forget what number he wrote for what and sometimes there was no bill on the table, and we just had to guess about our balance.
So, thinking efficiency, I got him a checkbook with carbons. There was a copy of each payment made. This plan worked great for a month. Then, he lost the checkbook, carbons and all.
We've gone back to the inefficient method.
Pa fixed up a little rack to hang keys on after we've used them. So far, no keys have appeared on the spot made for them. We find them by looking through packets and purses and between the sofa cushions.
Everyone knows what havoc can be wreaked by clearing off one's desk. I did that and couldn't find anything for months.
Another thing. For years, I worked to get my family to hang up their clothes instead of draping them over chairs or the floor.
Now, after I've done the laundry I find smelly shirts with ring-around-collar neatly lined up on hangers in the closet. I've quit fighting.
I've had all the efficiency I can stand.
Sponsored by Computer Minded/On The Net
Who made the Internet?
One of the biggest misconceptions about the Internet is that it was planned. The Internet was indirectly created back in the '60s by the U.S. government during the Cold War. The government was tired of mailing magnetic tapes back and forth between computers. So they decided to devise a way to link computers together using cables.
The first concern the government had in doing this was that the system had to be very robust. Meaning if one computer crashes or was disconnected the other computers needed to be able to stay working. They wanted a design whereby they could connect and disconnect computers all day without disturbing any of the other computers on the network. Any of you who have looked through Christmas tree lights for that one burned out bulb can appreciate the design they were looking for.
In order to manage this huge project, the government created an organization called Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). Later this new network was called the ARPANET. I personally like Internet better.
At the end of the '70s and the seeming ease of the Cold War, this incredible network was losing its financial backing. At this time the government began to invite science organizations and universities to use the network for their purposes.